Environment

London’s iconic double decker buses are getting an environmentally friendly makeover.

U.S. law prohibits domestic birds from being used as actors.

New audio recordings from the Mariana Trench capture the sounds of whales, earthquakes, storms, and ships from 7 miles above.

Left: Muir Glacier Melt, Alaska, 1891 (G.D. Hazard). Right: 2005 (Bruce F. Molnia). Images courtesy of the Glacier Photograph Collection and the National Snow and Ice Data Center

The photos show the effects of climate change, urban growth, and natural disasters.

Finally, an herbal remedy we can get behind.

Scientists are predicting that close to five billion people will be myopic in less than 35 years.

Thousands of orange and black butterflies are clustering for warmth amidst stunning scenery.

The new discovery suggests that the vulnerable species might be more plentiful than scientists had previously thought.

Linda Gass’s beautiful textile art draws viewers in, then forces them to confront difficult truths about our relationship with the natural world.

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The farms of Sikkim are now 100 percent pesticide free.

These plant diseases and crop-killing critters cause many millions of dollars in damage, and mean very hard work for those that're trying to stop them.

This drone is designed to crash with minimal environmental impact.

Chinese artist Nut Brother spent 100 days pushing a vacuum cleaner around Beijing—then made a brick from the dust and smog he collected.

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The birds eat our garbage, then return to shore to do their business.

Pliable, strong overpasses are fashioned from trees—but they've never been documented in full.

For now, it appears that we’ve finally dumped something into the oceans that doesn’t seem to be hurting them.

YouTuber Bionerd23's videos from the Exclusion Zone aim to show viewers how safe the nuclear disaster site can be these days.

Hawaii’s Big Island is overrun with a very tiny—and very loud—frog.

Lurking in their storage lockers: board room fistfights, an eccentric founder, and a murder mystery.

How exactly did this ethereal-looking tropical fish go from tank to trouble?

The fuzzy green balls are revered as national treasures, celebrated in religious ceremonies, and kept as pets.

One man’s trash is another man’s fun fact.

One major threat? Collectors and horticulturists harvest the wild plants and sell them illegally.

Babies in Canada have to learn to walk the old-fashioned way.

London Introduces The World’s First All-Electric Double-Decker Bus

Why You’ll Never See an American Bird Species in a Movie

Human Noise Reaches to the Deepest Part of the Ocean

NASA Shares Striking Before and After Images of a Changing Earth

Oregano Significantly Curbs the Amount of Methane in Cow Burps

Half of the World May Be Nearsighted by 2050, Study Finds

Where to See the Monarch Butterflies Wintering in California Before They Leave

Conservationists Found a Hidden Population of 200 Lions in Ethiopia

Gorgeous Stitched Paintings Depict Environmental Destruction

India Has Its First Fully Organic State

11 Diseases and Pests That are Catastrophic to Plants

This Earth-Friendly Drone Is Made From Biodegradable Fungus

Artist Creates Brick out of Beijing's Smog

Seabird Poop Carries Ocean Pollution Ashore

A Quest to Document Northeast India's Amazing Root Bridges

What Ever Happened to All Those Subway Cars We Dumped into the Atlantic?

Why Does This YouTube Star Eat the Apples in Chernobyl?

Hawaii's Big Island Is Overrun With Loud Frogs From Puerto Rico

14 Things You Might Not Know About U-Haul

Lionfish Continue Their Invasion of the East Coast's Warm Waters

Meet Marimo, the World’s Most Charismatic Algae

11 Fragrant Facts About Trash

Nearly One-Third of Cacti Are at Risk of Becoming Extinct

10 Things Banned in Other Countries, but Legal in the U.S.